Insecticides are linked to the long-term decline of wild bees in England, a study investigating 18 years of data has concluded. Bees species feeding on oilseed rape, which is covered in the ...

A new report that coincides with World Bee Day outlines the significant collapse of bee species in one of the "richest regions of bees in Britain" Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the ...

Efforts to save UK bees just took a significant step forward this week, as Oxford scientists announced a breakthrough in tackling the devastating decline in honeybees. Researchers unveiled a new ...

Wild bee declines have been ascribed in part to neonicotinoid insecticides. While short-term laboratory studies on commercially bred species (principally honeybees and bumblebees) have identified ...

Experts have warned that record numbers of Asian hornets could descend on the UK this year, raising concerns for the country’s bees. The warning comes after “unprecedented” early sightings of Asian ...

Caring for newborns is seemingly as tough for bees as it is for humans. New research suggests worker bees tending to the young get less sleep compared to fellow insects – such as drones (male bees) ...